…Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Republic leaders also stayed away from the 65th Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government in Abuja
MON JULY 08 2024-theGBJournal| President Bola Tinubu has named Mr. Bassirou Diomaye Faye, and the President of Togo, Mr. Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, as Special Envoys to Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Republic.
The appointment of the Special Envoys is seen as a diplomatic move to bring the three countries back into the ECOWAS fold after they last week formed a separate bloc, the Alliance of Sahel States.
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Republic leaders also stayed away from the 65th Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government in Abuja.
The Alliance was announced in Niamey, Niger Rebublic by the leaders of the three nations (Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Republic}, on the eve of the 65th Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government.
”I have appointed the President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, to please become our Special Envoy to Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Republic, along with the President of Togo, Faure Gnassingbé, to do around the clock work with our brothers in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger Republic, and to coordinate with me and the ECOWAS Commission, where necessary,” President Tinubu said shortly after his mandate as ECOWAS President was extended at the 65th Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government on Sunday in Abuja.
President Tinubu’s mandate was extended at the 65th Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government on Sunday in Abuja, following the decision of the leaders to ensure continuity and consistency in meeting targets on security, reconciliation, and development.
President Tinubu was first elected to the position in Guinea-Bissau on July 9, 2023.
“I have accepted to continue the service to the great members and the great minds that are committed to democratic values and our journey in the region.
“I will continue to serve our interest and build on democratic values and the structure that we inherited. Thank you very much,’’ the President said.
President Tinubu had earlier called on Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS to work towards the establishment and sustenance of a regional standby force for the security and economic advancement of the community.
The President emphasized the expediency of a standby force in the face of growing security threats in the region.
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